| “ | You are part of an elite commando [force] that must infiltrate a hostile alien cite. Once inside, you must scour industrial landscapes, crawl through waterways and air ducts, navigate treacherous canyons teeming with vicious mutants, stow away on an alien spacecraft, and destroy the enemy's secret moon base. | ” |
| —id Software overview[1] | ||
Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning is an official mission pack released for Quake 2, developed by Xatrix Entertainment Inc., and released in May 30, 1998.
Plot
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Main Article: Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning Story
The Reckoning follows Joker, a member of an elite squad of marines on a mission to infiltrate the Moon Base and destroy the Strogg Fleet there, which is preparing to attack. Joker crash lands in the Swamps outside the compound where Joker's squad mates are waiting. Joker travels through the swamps and bypasses the compounds outer defenses and enters through the main gate. Joker finds his squad just in time to watch them get obliterated by Strogg forces. Joker escapes on his own to the fuel refinery where he helps the Air Force destroy all fuel production. Afterwards, Joker infiltrates the Strogg spaceport, boards a cargo ship and reaches the Moon Base, destroying it and the fleet.
UnitsEdit
Multiplayer MapsEdit
- XDM1: Munitions Dump
- XDM2: Deadly Reckoning
- XDM3: Reservoir Stroggs
- XDM4: The Sludge Pit
- XDM5: Stomping Grounds
- XDM6: Hidden Agenda
- XDM7: XEdge
New ContentEdit
EnemiesEdit
The Reckoning adds nine new monsters to the Strogg army, although most of them are just upgraded beta class versions of old faces like the Gladiator and Iron Maiden. See below a complete list of the new enemies added in the Reckoning. Whilst they might only be better versions of the old, a few, such as the Gladiator and Super Tank have become even stronger than the original bosses of Quake II.
- Gekk
- Repair Bot
- Ripper Guard
- Hyper Blaster Guard
- Laser Guard
- Brains (Beta Class)
- Iron Maiden (Beta Class)
- Gladiator (Beta Class)
- Super Tank (Beta Class)
WeaponsEdit
Power-upsEdit
ReceptionEdit
The game received mostly positive review as Gamerankings rate the score 69.50%. Due to the fact, it only expands the gameplay of the instalment with nothing spectacular above it. [2]
ReferencesEdit
| Quake II: The Reckoning | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Joker | |
| Enemies | Brains (Beta Class) · Gekk · Gladiator (Beta Class) · Hyper Blaster Guard · Iron Maiden (Beta Class) · Laser Guard · Repair Bot · Ripper Guard | |
| Bosses | Super Tank | |
| Weapons | Ion Ripper · Phalanx Particle Cannon · The Trap | |
| Powerups | Dual Fire Damage | |
| Expansions of Quake | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quake | Scourge of Armagon · Dissolution of Eternity | |
| Quake II | The Reckoning · Ground Zero | |
| Quake III | Team Arena | |
